I picked up a copy of American Angler recently and thought it was a good read with a mix of articles from Golden Dorado to Tarpon via Trout. Before I hit the subscribe button (it ain't cheap when you add the postage) does anyone have any other suggestions for U.S mags?

I have had Fly Life for a number of years which takes some beating.

Many thanks

Pete

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If it is not cheap why not see if you can do a regular swap with someone stateside for an english mag maybe worth a try.

Alan

Try out Fly Tyer, very good mag.
Go online and look out for the Catch, and This is fly.

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Great idea Alan, I'll see what I can do.

Hi Steve, I get those too, love This is Fly...

Hope all is well

Pete

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Pete,

I used to get a lot of US mags - FlyFisherman, FlyRod&Reel, and some Steelheader/Fly Tying magazine which name escapes me, but cancelled them a while back, and I don't miss them, they tended to repeat each other. I also had FlyLife for many years, being back in Oz when it first started up (I even had the coveted volume #1 before my Mum chucked it in the bin!!). I've had Chasing Silver for a few years now since its inception, and it's getting better all the time. I think Graham saw the first issue which was a little light on material, but it's improved since then.

Cheers

I suppose from a UK point of view, it depends even more on what you're interested in. Are you looking for techniques/patterns/setups that you could try over there vs are you interested in reading about different types of fish and fishing with an eye toward "I'd like to go there. . ."

American Angler presents a pretty good mix.

I like Eastern Fly fishing because it deals less with how to, and more about where. This covers everything from warmwater species like bass and carp to trout, atlantics, steelhead, and then all the coastal saltwater stuff. I think this keeps it fresh because it isn't so hyper-focused just on trout. In every issue there are articles about specific destinations and species. More to the point, this is mostly destinations with a small "d", none of the globe trotting celebo-angler + journo-buddy-stay-in-luxo-lodge advertisement ****. Eastern flyfishing covers everything from east coast saltwater action to the Gulf, to just west of the Mississippi.

Fish & Fly - (no relation to the UK website or this forum) is a good all-around magazine and one of the few that still does full-on head-to-head rod tests.

The Drake - If you object to the idea of a flyfishing magazine written by juvenile delinquents, then this magazine isn't for you. But it does represent a fresh take on fly fishing and it certainly is matched to a very specific demographic. The forums on their website are completely offensive and I'd never recommend them to anyone unless you want to laugh your ass off. The Unlimited Motivational Poster thread is the funniest thing I've ever read on the internet.

This last suggestion is NOT a fly fishing magazine, but Salmon, Trout, Steelhead is really a good read. This is a hard-core, PNW-centric, salmon mag. Warning: If you object to a hardware-hurling, meat-flinging, bait-dragging, ovarian-hackle-hocking, lip-ripping, conk-em-and-cook-em style of fishing magazine, you should avert your eyes.

However. The STS guys really, really, really know their techniques and this includes fly fishing technique articles. They steal ideas from the best and then work on them to make them work better for their fishing. As far as learning techniques, this mag is tops, but there's only about one fly fishing article in each issue.

Grouse

Don't know if they ship to UK or how much your subs would be, but check out this site for have price subs

American Angler Magazine Subscription | American Angler Magazine

Thanks for all the replies!

Steve, I keep meaning to have a look at Chasing Silver as I keep hearing good things about it.

FG
I think thats what I liked American Angler as I just wanted to read about fishing and the nice mixture of destinantions and variety appealed. I've a few copies of Eastern Angler and like that too but have heard of the Drake but not seen it to buy. Sounds like I need to have a look at the forum though!

Rhodietiger
That is a great find- think you have saved me a few dollars...I owe you a cold one!

Thanks very much for all the help.

Pete

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Fly Life is an exceptional mag. Fly fishing in Saltwater is a very good mag also. Would mind a peep at The Drake also.

Pete were did you get it from. I used to buy it from Boarders but they closed down and now I can't find it. Does anyone know were I can buy the American Angler thanks